Fire Chief for the Day!

Congratulations, Jaykell, on winning "Fire Chief for the Day" for the province of New Brunswick. In October, all of the students brought home a Fire Safety Gazette. One of the activities inside was a ballot to fill out and return to your teacher. We mailed them in at the beginning of November, and Jaykell's name was chosen in the draw, for the whole province. Wow!

Today, our classroom was visited by Benoit Laroche, our provincial Fire Marshall, Jeff Cross - St. Andrew's Fire Chief and one of the organizers of the fire safety campaign, Fire Chief Colin Bagley, Deputy Fire Chief Phillip Brown, Mayor Dennis Green, and several grand manan fire fighters. Today's visit and presentation was a surprise for the whole class! Jaykell was presented with his awards and prizes, and all the students in our kindergarten class also received a fire hat, and several fun items. We then had pizza and cake and ice cream for lunch, and then headed to the fire station for a tour there (both Kindergarten and K-2 Jones went to the fire station). Jaykell even got to wear the fireman's uniform! Before we left, we were given one more surprise - Santa was there to hand out treats! What a great afternoon!

Kindergarten Homework:

*Finish homework duotang by Friday.

*Practice sounds and tricky words each night. (We will finish the last of the sounds this week.)

*Read a book each night.

*Please make sure all books are back before Friday.

Upcoming Events:

*Santa Hat Day on Wednesday.

*Middle and High School Concert at 7pm on Wednesday.

*Friday is the last day before Christmas holidays.

*Santa Claus Parade at 6pm on December 19th.

*After Christmas, the students do not return to school until Wednesday, January 6th (The teachers return on Monday, January 4th), so you have an extra 2 days of vacation!

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Winter Wonderland!

K-2 Jones practices for the Elementary Concert.

Winter Concert on Wednesday!

December events:

*Monday, December 6th: Veggie Tales Christmas Movie at Central Wesleayn 6:30pm

*Tuesday, December 8th: Dress Rehearsal for Winter Concert

*Wednesday, December 9th: Elementary Winter Concert 1pm (You may take your children home afterwards if you wish.)

*Saturday, December 12th: GMCS Family Christmas Dance 7-10pm in the Great Hall

*Monday, December 14th: Special Surprise Event in our class!

*Tuesday, December 15th: Santa's Reindeer Scavenger Hunt

*Wednesday, December 16th: Santa Hat Day

*Wednesday, December 16th: Grades 6-12 Christmas Concert 7pm

*Friday, December 18th: Bring Your Own Mug (for Hot Chocolate)

*Saturday, December 19th: Santa Claus Parade

Kindergarten Homework:

*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.

*Practice Sounds every night, and tricky words (are, all)

*Read your Guided Reading book once this week, and complete one question in your blue Reading Response Journal.

*Read a book each night and record in Reading Log.

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Mother Goose's Goose is Loose!

Great job, tonight, drama kids! All 49 of you were awesome! We were sorry that a few could not make it because of illness. We will perfrom one last time Thursday morning at 9am for the Elementary School. Try-outs for our next play (with a much smaller cast) will be the middle of January.

December is Here!

December is here, and it is a very busy month. Here are a few of the highlights:
*Tuesday, December 1st: Book Orders Due (K-2J)
*Tuesday, December 1st: Elementary Dance Club 3-3:45pm
*Wednesday, December 2nd: Elementary Drama 3-4pm; Elem. Drama show "Mother Goose's Goose is Loose" at 6pm (admission $5/family)
*Wednesday, December 2nd: Children's Christmas Hour at the Library 6:15pm
*Thursday, December 3rd: Repeat performance of "Mother Goose's Goose is Loose" at 9am for the elementary school.
*Friday, December 4th: Show and Tell
*Friday, December 4th: Senior Drama's Desserts and Entertainment 7pm (2 boys from our class are participating.)
*Saturday, December 5th: Rotary Auction 7pm
*Tuesday, December 8th: Dress Rehearsal for Winter Concert
*Wednesday, December 9th: Elementary Winter Concert 1pm (You may take your children home afterwards if you wish.)
*Saturday, December 12th: GMCS Family Christmas Dance 7-10pm in the Great Hall
*Tuesday, December 15th: Santa's Reindeer Scavenger Hunt
*Wednesday, December 16th: Santa Hat Day
*Wednesday, December 16th: Grades 6-12 Christmas Concert 7pm
*Friday, December 18th: Bring Your Own Mug (for Hot Chocolate)
*Saturday, December 19th: Santa Claus Parade

Kindergarten Homework:
*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.
*Practice Sounds every night, and tricky words (to, do)
*Read your Guided Reading book once this week, and complete one question in your blue Reading Response Journal
*Starting this week, kindergarten students will be bringing a book home each night to read (one they've picked out of the "A" basket).

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Baby Visits!

Thanks to all the parents who came out to Parent-Teacher Interviews last week. It was great to see so many of you! If you couldn't get here last week, feel free to stop in any time to see how your child is doing, and to see his or her work.

This week in our kindergarten class, we are talking about babies. On Thursday, November 26th from 11-11:30 am, we are inviting babies (and toddlers) into our classroom. Check out the invitation in your kindergarten child's homework duotang.

Kindergarten Homework:
*Finish homework duotang and game by Friday.
*Practice tricky words (be, was) and sounds each night.
*Read your guided reading book on the night it comes home, and answer one question in your reading response journal.
*In December, the children will be able to choose a book each night to take home if they wish and are ready.

Reminders:
*Wednesday, November 25th is the preK meeting for all parents and children who are coming to kindergarten next year.
*Wednesday is also the night to come to the library and decorate gingerbread houses. Make sure you have registered at the library.
*Baby Visits on Thursday from 11-11:30 am.
*Assembly on Friday at 1:20pm.

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Report Card Time!

Report Cards went home today with your child. Please take the time to read over the report card with your child, and sign the envelope and note about parent-teacher interviews and send them back. You can keep the actual report card and anything else that is in the envelope.

Parent-Teacher Interviews are Wednesday from 6-8pm and Thursday from 9-11am. Remember there is no school on Thursday and Friday for students. They love the fact that they only have 3 days this week, but the teachers still have to go for 5 days!

The Scholastic Book Fair will be going on in the library during Parent-Teacher Interviews.

Please complete the parent perception survey and return it to your child's homeroom teacher in the envelope provided.

Please don't forget to support the two worthy causes that K-2 are sponsoring at this time: change/money to buy books for children in far off lands through World Vision; and small children's toys and toiletries to send to children in Afghanistan at Christmas, through Trevor O'Neill who is a soldier from Grand Manan currently serving in Afghanistan.

Kindergarten Homework is due on Wednesday of this week (Homework duotang - no game this week because it is so short, but some people still need to send back games from last week).

Stop, Look and Listen

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